so same thing would apply for a code change… just change $length to the number you want… but again, core code changes are bad…
just pass the # you want for the length… for the quicklinks new topics (based on what you said in post #13), see: http://codex.simple-press.com/codex/api/template-functions-and-the-api/display-template-functions/common-view/sp_quicklinkstopic/
and just pass the length you want in the function… the function is in your spHead.php template file in the theme you are using…